Bereavement Services and African Americans Meghan Hall CSN 742
Access to Bereavement Support (Hospice/elderly) Populations/factors with low use of bereavement support: Males (45.21) African Americans (7.44) Hispanics (4.00) Micropolitan (9.16) Rural (3.63)
Additional considerations More often African American hospice patients were discharged to home to die Non-profit agencies provided more holistic/complete care Advance directives had a positive implication for use of bereavement services
Perinatal Bereavement for Black Adolescents Current literature focuses on middle class white women Participants in this study Hispanic and Black Adolescents (16-21) Per 1,000 live births, non-Hispanic Black women experience loss at 13.31 compared to 5.63 white women
Current Issues Communication and emotional support from nurses and physicians needs improvement with adolescent minorities More research When loss is not anticipated, more concentrated support is needed
References Fenstermacher, K. (2014). Enduring to Gain New Perspective: A Grounded Theory of Study of the Experience of Perinatal Bereavement in Black Adolescents. Research in Nursing and Health. 37 (2). p. 125-143. Dean, S., Libby, K., McAuley, W., Nostrand, J. (2014) Access to Bereavement Services in Hospice. Omega. 69(1) p. 79-92.